ustion
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin ustio, from urere, ustum (“to burn”). Compare French ustion.
Noun
editustion (countable and uncountable, plural ustions)
- (obsolete) The act of burning, or the state of being burned.
- 1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory:
- he proves by the example of Vitriol , which becomes more milde and moderate by uſtion
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “ustion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.